Combined swingletree and evener



F. N. WHITE.

COMBINED SWINGLETREE AND EVENER.

APPLlC-ATION FILED APR. 16. 1918.

133M303. Patented Mm. 1.6, 1920 sunrise COMBINED Sl i lIll l'GlLz BAILEY, TEXALL Itl'ILEtEJZl AND E VENER.

Application filed April 16 1918.

.l'h W iii/tom it may rower/e lilo lmowu that l, FLOYD N. l l nrrn, a oi the lhiitcd i tates, residii'ig at u in the county oi Fannin and State lciizzs, have invented certain new and metal ll lplOVtdilQllljB in Combined Swingle trees and l lvcncrs, of which the :li'ollowing is i lication.

l his invention relates generally to ill!- prmciuents in draft devices and more par-- ticuiarly has retercnce to a combined swinpglclrie dmiblctree or evci'icr ban 'lhe invention. has tor its primary objectto provide a draft device designed to be use l as a douhletrce or evener bar; or as a swingletrce and when used in the former capacity is desioned to equalize strain on the main bar in addition to equalizing the draft and when used in. the latter capacity, serves to eipialiae thstrain,

ilnother object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to n1iinuitactrue, and one which will be vei v eilicient in operation llfith these and numerous other objects in vicm my invention consists of the novel ilfcat-nres oi construction combination and arrangement of parts which will be herein rolorrcd to and more particularly pointed out int-he specification and claim ln the acccunpan ying drawings:

lii ure 1 is a plan view of the device,

.liig, Q; is a vertical transverse section through the same.

l ig ll is a :t'ront elevation oi. one end of the device, and

l igri &1; is an end elevation oilf the device with the end portion oi? the truss connecting loop brolten away.

in describing my inventioin I shall refer to tire drawiin 's in which similar reference cluiracters dc gnate corresponding parts tl'rroughout the several views.

The immoral 1 designates a body portion which is formed preferably of a tubular rod l'iavinp: omiosite ends externally threaded as shown at 3 and positioned on said ends are connecting; members 4- winch are thread ed theiu'ion said members being provided w :l. forwardly proj ectinp; books or eyes 5 to r connection in a swingle tree or double tree or with straight faces, while said members are PljOVlClGtl at diai'netrically opposite points Specification of Letters Patent.

I' 'a'tl-anted Mar. 16, 1920.

denial No. 52%,880.

thereon with inclined notches (3 in their outer peripheries tor a purpose to be here iuaiter more fully described.

The swing letrce has connected therewith a longitudinally extensible truss bar 6 which :toifincd oi? two unequal length sections of rod metal the longer section being desighated by the monorail 7 and the shorter section by the muntual S. Tliiese sections have their outer ends tori'ued with loops 1,0 thereon adapted to be positioned over the ends oi? the swiiuglctrec and portions of said loops being disposed in the inclined notches (.3 ol the connecting members ias is clearly shown in liigs. Li. and oi the drawings. The inner ends oi? the sections of the truss bar are externally threaded and are connected by a turn buckle 1.1..

The device provided with means to space the intermediate portions of the truss bar and swinglctree, said means comprising a spacing; member 12 having an enlarged loop 13 :lorined at one end thcrcot and slid ably mounted on the swingletree. A setscrew 14: positioned. through said loop so that the spacing member is adapted to be locked on the swingletree in various longitudinally adjusted positions. The outer end of the spacing member has a connecting loop 15 termed thereon that is disposed at right angles to the loop 13 and. which is for con nectionwith a vehicle and used as a swingletree or with an cvener bar or doubletree, as is obvious to those skilled in this art. The spacing member is provided adjacent its outer end with an aperture 16 therethrough, through which the truss rod is adapted to pass.

In operation, the spacing member is normally positioned on the device as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and the truss bar will be spaced at its middle portion from the mid-portion of the body portion. The truss bar is tightened owing to the fact that the same longitudinally extensible by the turnlnlckle 11, and the looped ends of said bar are securely engaged around the ends of the body portion by having their end portions positioned over the ends of the body portion and the sides of the loops arranged in the notches 6 of the connecting members 4. When it is desired to adjust the spacing member so that the device will be operated as a draft equalizer the tension of the truss bar is released and the set-screw withdrawn whereby the spacing member may be moved in either direction on the body portion as desired. WVhen having reached the desired position, the set-screw is once more tightened and the turnbuckle likewise rotated to renew the tension on the truss bar. This will change the position of the connecting loop 13 so to change the draft of the body portion as is obvious.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of my invention may be had, and While I have shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure I desire that it be understood that such changes may be made in said structure as do not depart from the spirit and .'cope of the invention as claimed.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A device of the character described comprising a body portion, connecting members having threaded engagement with opposite ends of the body portion, a spacing member adjustable lengthwise of said body portion, a sectional truss bar having slidable engagement with the spacing member, loops forming the outer terminals of the sections having removable engagement with the connecting members by being received about the ends of said connecting members and aody portion, and means for adjustably connecting the inner ends of the sections of the truss bar together for holding the truss bar in engagement with said connecting members.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature hereto.

FLOYD N. WHITE. 

